Author: Khaled Abou El FadlPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsISBN: 1780744684Size: 43.83 MBFormat: PDF, MobiView: 5856DownloadRead Online
This challenging new book reviews the ethics at the heart of the Islamic legal system, and suggests that these laws have been misinterpreted by certain sources in an attempt to control women.

Author: Khaled M. Abou El FadlPublisher: Harper CollinsISBN: 0061744751Size: 74.46 MBFormat: PDFView: 2889DownloadRead Online
In The Great Theft, Khaled Abou El Fadl, one of the world's preeminent Islamic scholars, argues that Islam is currently passing through a transformative period no less dramatic than the movements that swept through Europe during the ...

Author: Wael B. HallaqPublisher: Cambridge University PressISBN: 9780521599863Size: 55.69 MBFormat: PDF, KindleView: 6679DownloadRead Online
In this book, first published in 1997, the author traces the history of Islamic legal theory from its early beginnings until the modern period.

Author: Harris ZafarPublisher: Rowman & LittlefieldISBN: 1442223286Size: 47.83 MBFormat: PDF, ePub, DocsView: 2195DownloadRead Online
From the burqa to the role of Jesus in Islam, Demystifying Islam is an essential resource and concise guide to understanding the fastest growing religion in the world.

Author: ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad NaʻīmPublisher: Harvard University PressISBN: 9780674027763Size: 40.61 MBFormat: PDF, MobiView: 3706DownloadRead Online
In this book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies.